The minority Liberal gov't is scheduled to lose a non-confidence vote in 24 hours, triggering a general election.
you were just a young whippersnapper (in what? grade 7?) when the last minority gummint fell - Joe Clark's, in 1979. I remember voting in that election. The "instant feedback" we have today, what with the web and all, certainly wasn't there back then. But yes, the election campaigns ARE short if not sweet.
we survived the winter election, I'm sure we can do so again. The campaign is prolly going to be 7 weeks as opposed to the minimum 5 weeks. could you manage to get up here for SOME of that?
I'll just have to content myself to watching it all on satellite TV.
CBC is carrying the non-confidence vote (6:45 or so this evening) on all media - radio, TV and cbc.ca
The idea of a winter campaign isn't particularly pleasant, so perhaps it's for the better.
this from the man who doesn't really remember NOT knowing how to ice-skate? who grew up in the frozen wasteland of northern ontario? my my my your days among the cherry blossoms of DeeSee HAVE thinned your blood!
Should we get another minority gummint [I think what I'd like is a reduced Liberal minority, with the NDP really holding the balance of power, ie enough seats to make more-than-half when added to the libs], it'll be yet more interest. But I think the new GG is pretty spiffy herself.
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non-confidence, and visiting the governor-general
Date: 2005-11-28 07:43 pm (UTC)you were just a young whippersnapper (in what? grade 7?) when the last minority gummint fell - Joe Clark's, in 1979. I remember voting in that election. The "instant feedback" we have today, what with the web and all, certainly wasn't there back then. But yes, the election campaigns ARE short if not sweet.
we survived the winter election, I'm sure we can do so again. The campaign is prolly going to be 7 weeks as opposed to the minimum 5 weeks. could you manage to get up here for SOME of that?
I'll just have to content myself to watching it all on satellite TV.
CBC is carrying the non-confidence vote (6:45 or so this evening) on all media - radio, TV and cbc.ca
The idea of a winter campaign isn't particularly pleasant, so perhaps it's for the better.
this from the man who doesn't really remember NOT knowing how to ice-skate? who grew up in the frozen wasteland of northern ontario? my my my your days among the cherry blossoms of DeeSee HAVE thinned your blood!
Should we get another minority gummint [I think what I'd like is a reduced Liberal minority, with the NDP really holding the balance of power, ie enough seats to make more-than-half when added to the libs], it'll be yet more interest. But I think the new GG is pretty spiffy herself.